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Cops: Man Shot, Killed in Setauket Home

A Setauket man was shot and killed in his Setauket home Tuesday night, and Suffolk County homicide detectives are still investigating the shooting. According to police, a 911 caller reported that a man had been shot at 62 Upper Sheep Pasture Road. Police arrived and found homeowner Ross Reisner, 50, with a gunshot in his chest. Another resident of the home said the gunshot came through a window. Reisner, an accomplished equestrian, was pronounced dead at Stony Brook University Hospital, and police later said the murder was a targeted crime rather than a random shooting.

Stony Brook Pizzeria Burglarized

Suffolk police are searching for a person who broke into Station Pizza and Brew in Stony Brook and stole money. According to a police report, on Aug. 23, someone pried open the back door of the eatery at around 4:40 a.m. and took a bag full of coins. 

Former Stony Brook Professor Killed in Militant Attack

Kofi Awoonor, an internationally acclaimed poet who taught writing at Stony Brook University in the 1970s, was killed in an attack by Somali Islamic militants in Nairobi, Kenya on Saturday, according to a report published in Newsday.

Meet the Owner: Smoothe Skin Spa Returns to its Roots

When she was young, Debbie Stevens was afflicted with hirsutism, a condition in which people suffer from an extreme excess of hair on their bodies or faces. It's fair to say her exposure to laser hair removal left a lasting impression – one of confidence and beauty. And so she has. Stevens is an esthetician who opened her medi-spa, Smoothe, on Route 25A in East Setauket more than 10 years ago. Since then, she relocated to an office in Port Jefferson and then her Poquott home, but now, she has returned to a storefront in Three Village at 46 Route 25A – next door to her original office. The spa is open now and will hold a formal launch party on Nov. 14 at 4 p.m.

Community Shows Support for Tuition-Based Three Village Preschool

A survey released by the Three Village Central School District last spring to gauge parents' interest in a tuition-based preschool program for four-year-olds has returned positive results. Cathy Taldone, director of school and community partnerships, said she anticipates the Three Village Central School District will be able to offer such a program. It would be based at Nassakeag Elementary, which currently has several unused classrooms.

New President Arrives at Three Village Chamber of Commerce 

The Three Village Chamber of Commerce has a new president who's excited to help the organization grow. Earlier this month, longtime chamber member Andy Polan, owner of Stony Brook Vision World in Stony Brook, took over for outgoing president Michael Ardolino, who spent four years in that role.